RNs SALARY COMPARISONS

(by state)

State

Total Nurses

Ave
Hourly
Wage

1

California

206,140

$29.01

2

Maryland

47,030

$29.00

3

Hawaii

7,680

$27.55

4

New York

163,600

$26.97

5

Alaska

5,190

$26.78

6

Dist Of Columbia

8,070

$26.68

7

Massachusetts

71,750

$26.48

8

Connecticut

31,330

$26.40

9

New Jersey

73,530

$26.36

10

Washington

44,150

$25.92

11

Delaware

6,470

$25.90

12

Nevada

12,740

$25.54

13

Minnesota

51,310

$25.14

14

Oregon

26,370

$24.96

15

Rhode Island

11,220

$24.92

16

Michigan

77,660

$24.06

17

Arizona

32,450

$23.94

18

Colorado

29,210

$23.47

19

Pennsylvania

117,470

$23.05

20

Wisconsin

46,560

$23.00

21

South Carolina

28,610

$22.99

22

Virginia

50,780

$22.89

23

Texas

136,420

$22.76

24

Illinois

98,270

$22.71

25

New Mexico

11,660

$22.63

26

Florida

130,000

$22.62

27

Utah

13,820

$22.54

28

Georgia

55,290

$22.53

29

Ohio

104,810

$22.50

30

Maine

12,100

$22.30

31

North Carolina

66,290

$22.29

32

Tennessee

53,020

$22.25

33

Idaho

10,050

$22.14

34

New Hampshire

11,870

$22.07

35

Louisiana

36,530

$21.72

36

Vermont

5,440

$21.56

37

Missouri

50,790

$21.55

38

Alabama

34,970

$21.21

39

Kentucky

35,230

$21.03

40

Indiana

49,840

$20.94

41

North Dakota

6,180

$20.67

42

Oklahoma

21,610

$20.49

43

Nebraska

16,320

$20.41

44

Wyoming

3,530

$20.19

45

Mississippi

23,180

$20.17

46

West Virginia

15,720

$20.09

47

Montana

7,650

$20.02

48

Kansas

24,900

$19.84

49

Arkansas

18,660

$19.80

50

South Dakota

8,410

$19.52

51

Iowa

27,690

$19.14

Total

2,239,570

$23.11